Tigers sport Mohawks after haircuts between doubleheader games against Yankees

DETROIT -- Jeremy Bonderman is nearly bald. Fu-Te Ni has a tight
cut on the sides and a wide swath of long hair down the middle. Phil
Coke's hair looks like it could hurt someone.

The wide array of
Mohawks the Detroit Tigers received between games of Wednesday's
doubleheader were on full display in the clubhouse Thursday before and
after the Tigers completed their four-game series against the New York
Yankees with a 6-0 victory.

Catcher Alex Avila, the last Tigers
player to get the haircut, said the idea of getting Mohawks started
bouncing around in the bullpen during the first game Wednesday
afternoon.

He also claimed that closer Jose Valverde promised to
get one but reneged once it became time to go under the razor. Avila
said he didn't give Valverde, who's listed at 6-foot-4 and 254 pounds,
any grief for changing his mind.

"You can't argue with him," Avila said with a smile. "He just looks at you and you're like, 'OK.'"

Ni said his parents would "probably go crazy" if they saw his haircut,
which would only be seen on "models or rock stars" in Taiwan.

Johnny Damon, who has had a Mohawk-style cut for some time, wanted to
make sure everyone knew he was not to blame for the now-popular
hairstyle.

"I didn't tell them to do anything," he said. "At least I look good with mine."

Tigers manager Jim Leyland didn't have much to say on the topic.

"I don't pay any attention to that stuff," he said. "I don't have enough hair for a Mohawk."